# getwchar

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Defined in header ``<wchar.h>`` |  |
wint_t getwchar(void); |  | (since C95)

Reads the next wide character from stdin.

### Parameters

(none)

### Return value

the obtained wide character or WEOF if an error has occurred or the end of file reached

### References

- C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):

  - 7.29.3.7 The getwchar function (p: 424)

- C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):

  - 7.24.3.7 The getwchar function (p: 369-370)

### See also

getchar | reads a character from stdin (function)
fgetwcgetwc (C95) | gets a wide character from a file stream (function)
C++ documentation for getwchar

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